Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Lord of the Flies

A few weeks ago, we posted a blog about the invading swarm of moths that have occupied the city. The moths are still here, albeit in much fewer numbers now and the remaining ones have been behaving mellower in their activities. No more flying up my pant leg during business meetings.

What replaced the Bogongs has been a scourge of flies. I noticed this on Sunday after being attacked while playing baseball by the airport and it has persisted throughout the week across the entire city. It feels like we're living in a beach-culture version of the Savannah, swatting and shooing every couple of seconds. The Immigration Office this morning had cans of insect repellant on their desk, ready to reject the application of any buzzing refugee looking for safe harbor.

I am not sure if this is related to the weather jumping up another notch or two this week, perhaps daylight savings on Sunday has something to do with this as well. Before, we suggested a sacrificial wool sweater offering to the Bogongs, maybe a turd or rotting apple on the doorstep will appease the Fly Gods not to pester us any further.

We're eager to see what the next scourge is going to be rolling in from the Western hills next month... Termites? Locust? Dung Beatles? Ladybugs? (Peggy hopes its ladybugs) The cockroaches are already present and accounted for, so we'll rule that one out.

posted by ncawthon at 12:38 PM